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Portraits in HiFi: Blackie Pagano
Blackie Pagano, tube amp tech.
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Capital Audiofest 2018
CAF 2018: Gamut, Pear, and Gaps
“See if you know who this is.” said Gamut‘s US distributor Michael Vamos as he put a record on the Pear Audio Kid Thomas turntable. Miles’y trumpet, ethereal keys, bowed double bass, over-driven harmonica. . .”What is this?” I thought to myself. I don’t know […]
Capital Audiofest 2018
CAF 2018: Mytek Wants To Sell You A Brooklyn Bridge
The streaming DAC strikes me as a very smart way to approach networked audio. What is a streaming DAC? A DAC with an Ethernet connection which allows you to play music from streaming services and your digital music library. Some streaming DACs, like Mytek’s new […]
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Portraits in HiFi: Art Dudley
Art Dudley, Stereophile, Listener. When I was but a wee audiophile, my father, the audiophile, read Stereophile while I read Listener (he was an MSEE, I was a BA in Fine Art). Reading Art’s writing, and Herb Reichert’s, made me think I might like to […]
Capital Audiofest 2018
CAF 2018: KEF LSX, Color Me Impressed
Excitement is a terrible thing to waste. I just saw and heard the KEF LSX speakers ($1,099.99/pair) and ran across the street to my hotel to tell you about them. OK, I didn’t really run but I walked really fast.
Capital Audiofest 2018
Capital Audiofest 2018: Here I Come
If I told you I wasn’t able to attend this year’s Capital Audiofest, never mind—I’ll be there with a few precious Polaroids left in my camera. Last year was the first year I attended CAF, while this year will be the first year I attend […]
HiFi News
HiFiQA.com: A (nice) place to talk abouthifi
I have issues with somehifi forums. Namely, rudeness, personal attacks, off-topic rambling, and utter nonsense pretending to be the truth. When left unchecked, this kind of behavior can fester and infect a forum faster than you can say unmoderated. My friend John Darko and I […]
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AI-Generated Portrait Sold at Auction for $432,500—43 Times Its Estimate
The first-ever original work of art created using artificial intelligence to come to auction, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy (2018), smashed expectations at Christie’s New York this morning when it was hammered down for $350,000 after a lively bidding war that lasted for more than six minutes. […]
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In Barn: Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC
Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC ($599).
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In the Desert: Holo Audio Azure Discrete 8 amp module headphone amplifier
[Editor’s Note: “In the Desert” is just like “In the Barn”, a post featuring gear that’s in for review with pricing, features, and specs, when available, only the person doing the reviewing in the Desert is Darren Henley] Holo Audio Azure Discrete 8 amp module […]
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Quad VA-One Integrated Amplifier / DAC
Listen here: I like tubes, I like integrated amplifiers, I like integrated amplifiers with DACs, I like Bluetooth, and I like well-made stuff. Seeing as the Quad VA-One is all of the above (and more), I like the Quad VA-One.
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Irrational Exuberance and The Next Big Thing
If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t have been as excited about DSD and MQA as I was when they first appeared. The thing is, in hifi we are always looking out for the Next Big Thing because the idea of […]
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Portraits in HiFi: Katie Pringer
Katie Pringer, iRiver
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Portraits in HiFi: David Solomon
David Solomon, Qobuz
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Portraits in HiFi: Chebon Littlefield
Chebon Littlefield, Mytek